| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·A General Description of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第12页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| ·The Definition of Listening and Listening Comprehension | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Definition of Listening | 第14页 |
| ·The Definition of Listening Comprehension | 第14-15页 |
| ·Process of Listening Comprehension | 第15-17页 |
| ·Top-down Processing in Listening Comprehension | 第16页 |
| ·Bottom-up Processing in Listening Comprehension | 第16-17页 |
| ·Interaction of Top-down Processing and Bottom-up in Listening Comprehension | 第17页 |
| ·Development of Language Testing Approaches | 第17-20页 |
| ·Listening Comprehension Testing in Western Countries | 第18-20页 |
| ·Listening Comprehension Testing in China | 第20页 |
| ·Fundamentals of Testing | 第20-24页 |
| ·Reliability,Validity and Practicality | 第20-21页 |
| ·Testing Criteria | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Choice of Listening Materials | 第22-24页 |
| ·Classical Item Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Comparative Studies on Objective Item Types | 第25-30页 |
| ·Merits and Demerits of Multiple Choice Questions | 第25-28页 |
| ·Merits and Demerits of Other Type Items Questions | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis of Listening Comprehension Part in NMET 2005-2007 | 第30-52页 |
| ·Characteristics of NMET'S Listening in Tianjin | 第30-32页 |
| ·An Overview of the Listening of NMET in Tianjin | 第30-31页 |
| ·Duration and Format | 第30页 |
| ·Task Types | 第30-31页 |
| ·Testing Criteria | 第31页 |
| ·Basic Criteria | 第31-32页 |
| ·Item Types | 第32-37页 |
| ·Comparison with Student's Book 3 | 第32-35页 |
| ·Comparison with Other Provinces | 第35-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Listening Items in Tianjin Paper | 第37-45页 |
| ·Authentic Materials | 第37-38页 |
| ·Extensive Topics | 第38-41页 |
| ·Vocabulary | 第41-42页 |
| ·Characteristics of Test Questions | 第42-45页 |
| ·Analysis of Listening Part in the NMET Test Paper 2006 | 第45-52页 |
| ·Specifications for National Matriculation English Test in Tianjin 2006 | 第45-46页 |
| ·Item Difficulty, Discrimination and Reliability | 第46-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第52-57页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·Research Implications | 第53-56页 |
| ·Assessment | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications in Listening Teaching | 第54-56页 |
| ·Research Limitation | 第56页 |
| ·Recommendation for Further Studies | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 2005 National Matriculation English Test (Tianjin paper) | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 2006 National Matriculation English Test (Tianj in paper) | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ 2007 National Matriculation English Test (Tianjin paper) | 第66-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Unit 6 Going West selected from Senior English for China Student's book 3 | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Unit 10 American Literature selected from Senior English for China Student's book 3 | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ 2008 Analog National Matriculation English Test(9) selected from English Weekly | 第71-73页 |
